82 FR 55600 - Pelzer Hydro Company, LLC; Consolidated Hydro Southeast, LLC; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 224 (November 22, 2017)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 224 (November 22, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-25319 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 22, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 55600-55601] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-25319] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 10253-032] Pelzer Hydro Company, LLC; Consolidated Hydro Southeast, LLC; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: New License. b. Project No.: 10253-032. c. Date filed: November 30, 2015. d. Applicant: Pelzer Hydro Company, LLC (Pelzer Hydro), Consolidated Hydro Southeast, LLC (Consolidated Hydro). e. Name of Project: Lower Pelzer Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The existing project is located on the Saluda River near the Towns of Pelzer and Williamston, in Anderson and Greenville Counties, South Carolina. The project does not affect federal land. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Beth E. Harris, P.E., Regional Operations Manager, Enel Green Power North America, Inc., 11 Anderson Street, Piedmont, SC 29673; Telephone--(864) 846-0042; Email_ [email protected], OR Kevin Webb, Hydro Licensing Manager, Enel Green Power North America, Inc., One Tech Drive, Suite 220, Andover, MA 01810; Telephone--(978) 681-1900; [email protected] i. FERC Contact: Navreet Deo, (202) 502-6304, or [email protected]. j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at [email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502- 8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include docket number P-10253-032. The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. k. This application has been accepted and is now ready for environmental analysis. l. The Lower Pelzer Project consists of: (1) A 696-foot-long by 40- foot-high granite masonry dam, consisting of (i) a 310-foot-long spillway section topped with 4-foot-high wooden flashboards, (ii) a 40- foot-long non-overflow section with two 10-foot-wide by 6-foot-high gates, and (iii) a 236-foot-long non-overflow section; (2) an 80-acre impoundment at a normal pool elevation of 693 feet mean sea level; (3) a 110-foot-long by 14-foot-wide intake, protected by a trashrack structure with 2-inch clear bar spacing, controlling flow to the powerhouse through five, 10.5-foot-wide square gates; (4) a 110-foot- long by 68-foot-wide brick powerhouse integral with the dam, containing 5 horizontal Francis turbine generating units that total 3,300 kilowatts (kW); (5) a 600-foot-long by 110-foot-wide tailrace; (6) a 3- mile-long, 3,300-volt transmission line connecting the powerhouse to the grid via a 7.2/12.47 kilovolt transformer; and (7) appurtenant facilities. Pelzer Hydro and Consolidated Hydro (co-licensees) operate the project in a run-of-river mode using automatic pond level control, with no storage or flood control capacity. A continuous minimum flow of 140 cubic feet per second (cfs) or inflow, whichever is less, is released into the bypassed reach. The minimum flow is achieved via a sluice gate in the non-overflow section of the dam. The project operates under an estimated average head of 40 feet, including the 4-foot-high spillway flashboards. The impoundment water surface elevation is maintained at 693 feet. River flows between 159 and 1,408 cfs are used for power generation, while flows in excess of 1,408 cfs are passed over the flashboards and spillway. Flow to the generating units is controlled by five manually operated square slide gates. The total installed capacity of the project is 3,300 kW between the five generating units. The project generates approximately 8,784 megawatt-hours annually, which are sold to a local utility. The co-licensees propose to continue to operate and maintain the Lower Pelzer Project as is required in the existing license, and to develop canoe portage facilities. The co-licensees also propose to remove the previous three-mile-long, 3,300-volt overhead transmission line, which is no longer in use, from the project boundary under a new license. Instead, the project uses a 165-foot-long, 3,300-volt transmission line that interconnects with the grid at an applicant- owned transformer. m. A copy of the application is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room, or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title COMMENTS, REPLY COMMENTS, RECOMMENDATIONS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS, or PRESCRIPTIONS; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). [[Page 55601]] Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010. You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. n. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request; or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017-25319 Filed 11-21-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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The filings in the above-referenced j. Deadline for filing comments, Pelzer Hydro and Consolidated Hydro
proceeding are accessible in the recommendations, terms and (co-licensees) operate the project in a
Commission’s eLibrary system by conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days run-of-river mode using automatic pond
clicking on the appropriate link in the from the issuance date of this notice; level control, with no storage or flood
above list. They are also available for reply comments are due 105 days from control capacity. A continuous
electronic review in the Commission’s the issuance date of this notice. minimum flow of 140 cubic feet per
Public Reference Room in Washington, The Commission strongly encourages second (cfs) or inflow, whichever is less,
DC. There is an eSubscription link on electronic filing. Please file comments, is released into the bypassed reach. The
the Web site that enables subscribers to recommendations, terms and minimum flow is achieved via a sluice
receive email notification when a conditions, and prescriptions using the gate in the non-overflow section of the
document is added to a subscribed Commission’s eFiling system at http:// dam. The project operates under an
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. estimated average head of 40 feet,
Online service, please email Commenters can submit brief comments including the 4-foot-high spillway
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call up to 6,000 characters, without prior flashboards. The impoundment water
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call registration, using the eComment system surface elevation is maintained at 693
(202) 502–8659. at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ feet. River flows between 159 and 1,408
ecomment.asp. You must include your cfs are used for power generation, while
Dated: November 16, 2017.
name and contact information at the end flows in excess of 1,408 cfs are passed
Kimberly D. Bose,
of your comments. For assistance, over the flashboards and spillway. Flow
Secretary. please contact FERC Online Support at to the generating units is controlled by
[FR Doc. 2017–25328 Filed 11–21–17; 8:45 am] FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) five manually operated square slide
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 gates. The total installed capacity of the
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please project is 3,300 kW between the five
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal generating units. The project generates
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 approximately 8,784 megawatt-hours
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. annually, which are sold to a local
Federal Energy Regulatory
The first page of any filing should utility.
Commission
include docket number P–10253–032. The co-licensees propose to continue
[Project No. 10253–032] The Commission’s Rules of Practice to operate and maintain the Lower
require all intervenors filing documents Pelzer Project as is required in the
Pelzer Hydro Company, LLC; with the Commission to serve a copy of existing license, and to develop canoe
Consolidated Hydro Southeast, LLC; that document on each person on the portage facilities. The co-licensees also
Notice of Application Ready for official service list for the project. propose to remove the previous three-
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Further, if an intervenor files comments mile-long, 3,300-volt overhead
Comments, Recommendations, Terms or documents with the Commission transmission line, which is no longer in
and Conditions, and Prescriptions relating to the merits of an issue that use, from the project boundary under a
Take notice that the following may affect the responsibilities of a new license. Instead, the project uses a
hydroelectric application has been filed particular resource agency, they must 165-foot-long, 3,300-volt transmission
with the Commission and is available also serve a copy of the document on line that interconnects with the grid at
that resource agency. an applicant-owned transformer.
for public inspection.
k. This application has been accepted m. A copy of the application is
a. Type of Application: New License.
b. Project No.: 10253–032. and is now ready for environmental available for review at the Commission
c. Date filed: November 30, 2015. analysis. in the Public Reference Room, or may be
d. Applicant: Pelzer Hydro Company, l. The Lower Pelzer Project consists viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
LLC (Pelzer Hydro), Consolidated Hydro of: (1) A 696-foot-long by 40-foot-high http://www.ferc.gov using the
Southeast, LLC (Consolidated Hydro). granite masonry dam, consisting of (i) a ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
e. Name of Project: Lower Pelzer 310-foot-long spillway section topped number excluding the last three digits in
Hydroelectric Project. with 4-foot-high wooden flashboards, the docket number field to access the
f. Location: The existing project is (ii) a 40-foot-long non-overflow section document. For assistance, contact FERC
located on the Saluda River near the with two 10-foot-wide by 6-foot-high Online Support. A copy is also available
Towns of Pelzer and Williamston, in gates, and (iii) a 236-foot-long non- for inspection and reproduction at the
Anderson and Greenville Counties, overflow section; (2) an 80-acre address in item h above.
South Carolina. The project does not impoundment at a normal pool All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital
affect federal land. elevation of 693 feet mean sea level; (3) letters the title COMMENTS, REPLY
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power a 110-foot-long by 14-foot-wide intake, COMMENTS, RECOMMENDATIONS,
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). protected by a trashrack structure with TERMS AND CONDITIONS, or
h. Applicant Contact: Beth E. Harris, 2-inch clear bar spacing, controlling PRESCRIPTIONS; (2) set forth in the
P.E., Regional Operations Manager, Enel flow to the powerhouse through five, heading the name of the applicant and
Green Power North America, Inc., 11 10.5-foot-wide square gates; (4) a 110- the project number of the application to
Anderson Street, Piedmont, SC 29673; foot-long by 68-foot-wide brick which the filing responds; (3) furnish
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
Telephone—(864) 846–0042; Email— powerhouse integral with the dam, the name, address, and telephone
beth.harris@enel.com, OR Kevin Webb, containing 5 horizontal Francis turbine number of the person submitting the
Hydro Licensing Manager, Enel Green generating units that total 3,300 filing; and (4) otherwise comply with
Power North America, Inc., One Tech kilowatts (kW); (5) a 600-foot-long by the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001
Drive, Suite 220, Andover, MA 01810; 110-foot-wide tailrace; (6) a 3-mile-long, through 385.2005. All comments,
Telephone—(978) 681–1900; Email— 3,300-volt transmission line connecting recommendations, terms and conditions
kevin.webb@enel.com. the powerhouse to the grid via a 7.2/ or prescriptions must set forth their
i. FERC Contact: Navreet Deo, (202) 12.47 kilovolt transformer; and (7) evidentiary basis and otherwise comply
502–6304, or navreet.deo@ferc.gov. appurtenant facilities. with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b).
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Agencies may obtain copies of the Power North America, Inc., One Tech unit that totals 1,000 kilowatt (kW); (5)
application directly from the applicant. Drive, Suite 220, Andover, MA 01810; a 180-foot-long by 38-foot-wide tailrace;
Each filing must be accompanied by Telephone—(978) 681–1900; Email— (6) a 263-foot-long, 600-volt
proof of service on all persons listed on kevin.webb@enel.com. transmission line connecting the
the service list prepared by the i. FERC Contact: Navreet Deo, (202) powerhouse to the non-project
Commission in this proceeding, in 502–6304, or navreet.deo@ferc.gov. substation; and (7) appurtenant
accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and j. Deadline for filing comments, facilities.
385.2010. recommendations, terms and Aquenergy operates the project in a
You may also register online at http:// conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days run-of-river mode using automatic pond
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ from the issuance date of this notice; level control, with no useable storage or
esubscription.asp to be notified via reply comments are due 105 days from flood control capacity. A continuous
email of new filings and issuances the issuance date of this notice. minimum flow of 15 cubic feet per
related to this or other pending projects. The Commission strongly encourages second (cfs) or inflow, whichever is less,
For assistance, contact FERC Online electronic filing. Please file comments, is released into the bypassed area. The
Support. recommendations, terms and minimum flow is achieved via an 8-foot-
n. A license applicant must file no conditions, and prescriptions using the wide by 1-foot-deep weir on the
later than 60 days following the date of Commission’s eFiling system at http:// spillway crest. The project operates
issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. under an estimated average head of 26
water quality certification; (2) a copy of Commenters can submit brief comments feet, including the 16-inch-high
the request for certification, including up to 6,000 characters, without prior spillway flashboards. The impoundment
proof of the date on which the certifying registration, using the eComment system water surface elevation is maintained at
agency received the request; or (3) at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 774 feet. River flows between 159 cfs
evidence of waiver of water quality ecomment.asp. You must include your and 535 cfs are used for power
certification. name and contact information at the end generation, while flows in excess of 535
of your comments. For assistance, cfs are passed over the flashboards and
Kimberly D. Bose, please contact FERC Online Support at spillway. The total installed capacity of
Secretary. FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) the project is 1,000 kW from the single
[FR Doc. 2017–25319 Filed 11–21–17; 8:45 am] 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 generating unit. The project generates
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please approximately 5,369 megawatt-hours
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal annually, which are sold to a local
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 utility.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Aquenergy proposes to continue to
The first page of any filing should operate and maintain the Piedmont
Federal Energy Regulatory include docket number P–2428–007. Project as is required in the existing
Commission The Commission’s Rules of Practice license, and to develop canoe portage
require all intervenors filing documents facilities.
[Project No. 2428–007]
with the Commission to serve a copy of m. A copy of the application is
Aquenergy Systems, LLC; Notice of that document on each person on the available for review at the Commission
Application Ready for Environmental official service list for the project. in the Public Reference Room, or may be
Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Further, if an intervenor files comments viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
Recommendations, Terms and or documents with the Commission http://www.ferc.gov using the
Conditions, and Prescriptions relating to the merits of an issue that ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
may affect the responsibilities of a number excluding the last three digits in
Take notice that the following particular resource agency, they must the docket number field to access the
hydroelectric application has been filed also serve a copy of the document on document. For assistance, contact FERC
with the Commission and is available that resource agency. Online Support. A copy is also available
for public inspection. k. This application has been accepted for inspection and reproduction at the
a. Type of Application: Subsequent and is now ready for environmental address in item h above.
License. analysis. All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital
b. Project No.: 2428–007. l. The Piedmont Project consists of: letters the title COMMENTS, REPLY
c. Date filed: December 30, 2015. (1) A 600-foot-long by 25-foot-high stone COMMENTS, RECOMMENDATIONS,
d. Applicant: Aquenergy Systems, masonry dam, consisting of (i) a 200- TERMS AND CONDITIONS, or
LLC (Aquenergy). foot-long non-overflow section, (ii) a ‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (2) set forth in the
e. Name of Project: Piedmont 200-foot-long central overflow spillway heading the name of the applicant and
Hydroelectric Project. topped with 16-inch-high wooden the project number of the application to
f. Location: The existing project is flashboards, and (iii) a 200-foot-long which the filing responds; (3) furnish
located on the Saluda River in the Town non-overflow spillway housing the the name, address, and telephone
of Piedmont, in Anderson and inoperable J.P. Stevens Canal intake; (2) number of the person submitting the
Greenville Counties, South Carolina. a 22-acre impoundment at a normal filing; and (4) otherwise comply with
The project does not affect federal land. pool elevation of 774 feet mean sea the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power level; (3) a 140-foot-long by 81-foot-wide through 385.2005. All comments,
Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)—825(r). intake canal consisting of eight gates at recommendations, terms and conditions
h. Applicant Contact: Beth E. Harris, the head of the canal controlling flow to or prescriptions must set forth their
P.E., Regional Operations Manager, Enel the powerhouse; (4) a 52-foot-long by evidentiary basis and otherwise comply
Green Power North America, Inc., 11 52-foot-wide brick masonry powerhouse with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b).
Anderson Street, Piedmont, SC 29673; protected by a trashrack structure with Agencies may obtain copies of the
Telephone—(864) 846–0042; Email— 2-inch clear bar spacing, located 120 application directly from the applicant.
beth.harris@enel.com, OR Kevin Webb, feet downstream of the dam, containing Each filing must be accompanied by
Hydro Licensing Manager, Enel Green one vertical Francis turbine generating proof of service on all persons listed on
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